Distant markets hold promise for exports

Slovenia is an open and export-oriented economy and exports a major driver of economic development. About two-thirds of exports are currently focused on the EU and an even larger share on Europe, but companies and export promotion stakeholders are trying to make sure Slovenian companies get a foothold farther afield.

"We support an open, export-oriented economy, especially with the goal of expanding even to more remote markets," Saša Leban, secretary for economic development at the office of the prime minister, told a recent event on the margins of the Nordic Ski World...